Tie-plate.



S. FRIEDMAN.

TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.7, 1011 Patented July 11, 1911.

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SIG-MUN!) FRIEDMAN, OF GORG-ONA, PANAMA.

TIE-PLATE.

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' To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, SIeMUNn FRIEDMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gorgona', in the Canal Zone, Panama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tie-Plates, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a tie plate, and more particularly to the class of combined tie plates and chairs for railways.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character in which a rail will besustained 'rigid upon a cross tie and is securely clamped-thereto, so as to prevent lateral displacement of the rail ordinarily occasioned by heavy loads traveling thereover. I 7

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device which may be easily and conveniently mounted upon a cross tie, and when so positioned, will be held against displacement, so that a rail positioned upon the plate will be firmly gripped, thus avoiding the possibility of the spreading of rails of a track occasioned by burdensome loads or heavy hauling thereover.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple, strong, eflicient and durable in construction, and that maybe manufactured at a minimum cost.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

1 pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a railway tie and rail with the device mounted upon the tie and supporting said rail. Fig. '2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates a portion of a cross tie which is of the ordinary well-known construction used in railways, and 6 the rail of a railway track. a

The tie plate comprises a substantially rectangular sl aped plate 7, the same being formed at opposite longitudinal edges with Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented July 11, 19111. Application filed February 7, 1911.

Serial No. 607,043.

downturned or depending flanges 8 which are adapted to engage with opposite longitudinal side edges of the tie 5 when the plate 7 is superposed upon the top face of the tie. This plate is formed with a central opening 9 which reduces the weight thereof but does notalter the strength of the same, and struck up or otherwise formed on the said plate 7 is a hollow abutment cheek 10, the same being formed with inturned longitudinally extending parallel wings 11 which have a contour correspondingly shaped to the contiguous faces of the base flange, web and tread of the rail 6, so that when the latter is positioned upon the plate 7 it will rest against the wings 11 of the'abutment cheek. Formed on the plate 7 and extending from opposite sides of the cheek 10 are alining ribs 12 which. engage one longitudinal edge of the base flange of the rail when resting upon the tie plate.

Integral with and depending from the under face of the tie plate 7 are gripping tongues 12 provided with beveled faces 13, the said tongues being adapted to bite into the tie, thus overcoming any possibility of the displacement of the tie plate on the tie. Engaged with the base flange of the rail 6 at a point opposite to the cheek 10 is a clamping block or clip 13, the same being formedwith depending prongs or tines 14 which are adapted to be passed through elongated slots 15 formed in the plate 7 and engaged in the tie 5, whereby the block or clip 13 will be fastened above the plate for its engagement with the base flange of the rail 6, the block or clip 13 being formed with an opening 16, the same alining with a suitable opening formed in the plate, 7 and passed through these openings is .a screw member or spike 17, the latter being driven into the tie 5 in the ordinary well-known manner.

Formed in the flanges 8 of the tie plate 7 are suitable alining apertures 18 in which are driven any suitable fasteners which also serve to prevent the displacement of the tie plate on the tie.

interposed between the clip and the tie plate 7 and engaged with the fastener 17 is 1 a tie rod 19 serving as a brace to obviate any possibility of the spreading of one rail from another of a railway track, lit will be seen th 5 is securely fastened upon the l the same will'henr upon the tie plate, thus obviating wear to the tie and also that will withstand excessive strains, and at the same time will be prevented from rocking or spreading on the tie.

What is claimed is:

1. A tie plate of the class described, comprising a base having a cheek rising therefrom, the said base being provided with spaced parallel slots, a clip havin depending prongs adapted tobe passe through the slots and engage a railway tie, a fastener passed through the clip and base for engagement with such tie, and depending biting ears formed on the base.

2. A tie plate of the class described, comprising a base having depending flanges at opposite longitudinal edges thereof for engaging opposite side faces of a railway tie, a cheek struck up from the said base and having inturned wings engageable with a railway rail, the said plate being provided with spaced slots, a clip having prongs engageable in the slots in the base, and means passed through the clip and engageable with a tie for securing it against removal from the base.

3. A tie plate of the class described, comprising a base having depending flanges at opposite longitudinal edges thereof for engaging opposite side faces of a railway tie, a check struck up from the said base and having inturned wings engageable with a railway rail, the said plate being provided with spaced slots, a clip having prongs engageable in the slots in the base, means passed through the clip and engageable with the tie for securing it against removal from the base, and means depending from the under face of the base for engagement with such tie to prevent displacement of the base when positloned thereon. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIGMUND FRIEDMAN.

Witnesses SAMUEL C. PAULUs, JAMES R. STROCK. 

